Biography from AskART:
| | Born in Oakland, CA on Sept. 23, 1898. Gillette began sketching at age 19 while hospitalized with an illness. By 1924 he had settled in Fresno, CA where he produced artwork for local theaters until 1935. He then worked for 30 years as a draftsman and deputy assessor for the county of Fresno. He died there on June 30, 1989. His pen-and-ink drawings appeared in the Fresno Bee. In: Fresno Metropolitan Museum. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Interview with the artist or his/her family; Fresno Bee, 7-2-1989 (obituary). | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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